ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212653
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Date: | Tuesday 23 July 2013 |
Time: | 09:50 |
Type: | Bell 47G2A |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | VH-KHJ |
MSN: | 478 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Redbank Plains, QLD -
Australia
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | Lake Manchester, QLD |
Destination airport: | Lake Manchester, QLD |
Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The helicopter departed Lake Manchester, Queensland, on a local aerial photography flight.
The pilot had taken off with carburettor heat on, as it was required for the climb and had then adjusted the amount of carburettor heat required as indicated by the carburettor gauge. He referred to the gauge about every 30 seconds during the flight.
During the third photography shoot, the pilot was climbing through about 1300 feet above moderate sea level when the engine stopped suddenly.
The pilot established the helicopter in an autorotational descent. Within 40 seconds of the engine failure, the helicopter landed heavily and was substantially damaged. Neither the pilot nor the photographer were injured.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Report number: | AO-2013-119 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2013/aair/ao-2013-119/ https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/4356569/ao-2013-119_final.pdf Revision history:
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